HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-01-29 ad Hoc School Building Committee MinutesREADING SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE -
JANUARY 29 1998
THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MET AT THE COOLIDGE MIDDLESCHQOC" I
LIBRARY ON JANUARY 29 1998. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:41 PM.
PRESENT WERE BOB GRASSO, JOE LUPI, MARGARET COWELL, RICH RADVILLE, JEFF
STRUBLE AND RUSS GRAHAM.
THE CHAIR REPORTED THAT AFTER REVIEW BY THE TOWN ENGINEER, THE
CAPITAL PLAN WAS FOUND TO BE OVERSTATED IN THE COST OF CLOSING THE LANDFILL
BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT, AND THAT THE CORRECTION OF THAT FIGURE AND THE
COMPOUNDING EFFECT OF THAT REDUCTION BROUGHT THE CAPITAL PLAN INTO
BALANCE. THIS SIGNIFICANT CHANGE ALLOWS THE PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE THE
COOLIDGE PROJECT.
GENE RAYMOND OF STREVALOSKY AND HOIT PRESENTED ONCE AGAIN OPTION A
OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND DISCUSSED WHAT REDUCTIONS COULD BE MADE TO
1'HE PLAN. (COPY ATTACHED) AFTER DISCUSSION OVER THE POSSIBLE CHANGES THE
COMMITTEE CONCURRED THAT IT WAS DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROJECT TO MAKE THOSE
CHANGES AND THE PROJECT AS SUBMITTED WOULD REMAIN INTACT.
THE ARCHITECT WAS ASKED TO GO BACK WITH MR. DOHERTY AND REVISIT THE
ART ROOM WHICH HAS LITTLE OR NO LIGHT AND TO SEE IF THE PLAN COULD BE
RECONFIGURED SO AS TO BRING LIGHT INTO THAT ROOM.
MR. DOHERTY WAS ASKED IF HE BELIEVED THAT OPTION A OF THE STUDY
BROUGHT COOLIDGE UP TO EDUCATIONAL, PARITY WITH THE PARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE STATED THAT IT DID.
MR. DOHERTY WAS ASKED IF HE BELIEVED THAT OPTION A OF THE STUDY
ANSWERED THE EDUCATIONAL AND SPACE NEEDS OF COOLIDGE. HE STATED THAT HE
THOROUGHLY BELIEVED THAT IT DID.
TIIE COMMITTEE WAS ASKED TO COME TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SCHOOL
BUILDING COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 12 PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION ON ALL MOTIONS
NEEDED FOR THE CLOSING OF THE WARRANT ON FEBRUARY 17.
ON MOTION OF MARGARET COWELL SECONDED BY RICH RADVILLE, THE
COMMITTEE ADJOURNED AT 9:58PM.
